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Disclaimer
Use these buying guides at your own risk. This section is based on my own experience and the success of others in using this information. However, shipping rates may suddenly change, an on-line's store's rules, minimums and requirements may also change without my knowledge. Please, if you are aware of information that differs from what I display here, let me know. I am not responsible for lost or damaged shipments as a result of you using this information or anything else that might befall you that is contrary to the experiences outlined herein. Thank you for your understanding.
Buying Local
If you're lucky, you might have local shops where you can purchase new and/or used manga. I even saw a tiny selection of manga for sale at a Japanese grocery store in the USA once. New and used books may be found in stores dedicated to the sale of such exclusively. However, don't discount shops selling Japanese paraphernalia either. Also, check out local comic shops and large chain bookstores, which will likely carry mostly licensed titles.
The larger the city you live in, the more likely you will find manga (both Japanese and licensed).
Mainstream Book Shops
Mainstream book purveyors such as Amazon, Borders, Barnes and Noble, Chapters, etc. also carry a selection of new manga (again, mostly licensed works). However, these stores may or may not carry yaoi titles (it likely depends on region, demand, store policy etc.).
Online
There are also various online "stores" that sell used and new manga. Some of these stores are outlined on this site.
Ebay is also another option, but I have yet to find any reasonably priced manga (compared to what is available elsewhere) on Ebay (then again, I don't look all the time).
Shipping
When you purchase from online shops, please note that depending on where you live, shipping can be a killer. Manga are heavy and even some doujinshi are pretty large. Prepare yourself to pay almost as much for shipping as you do for the book depending on the shipping service you choose, quantity of books etc.
However, if you're willing to place an order in excess of about 5 books, you can play the shipping game. In other words, buy as many books as you can to squeak in just under one of the shipping limits.
